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Archive — May 2003

News

300,000-450,000 illegal immigrants arrive in Europe

The number of illegal immigrants illegally arriving in Western European countries increases annually by 300,000-450,000 people. As reported by RIA Novosti, these figures are contained in a…

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News

Russia to Abandon Coercive Migration Policy

Vladimir Putin's promise to change Russia's migration policy was met with bewilderment by representatives of law enforcement agencies and with enthusiasm by leaders of the Russian diaspora in CIS…

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News

Czech Republic introduces effective method for tracking SARS

Due to the spread of the SARS virus, since last Monday the Czech Republic has introduced registration cards for all airline passengers arriving in the country.

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News

Tourists to be fingerprinted

As the issue went to press, another report arrived: the United States is going to forcibly photograph all visa entrants, take their fingerprints and scan their documents. According to Gazeta.Ru, the…

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Immigration

German Law on Foreigners Still Going Nowhere

On May 9, the Bundestag passed the SPD's draft law on foreigners, and just three days later the Christian Democrats proposed their own version of the law. Thus, writes Russkaya Germania, the swan…

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News

US tightens visa issuance rules

The US authorities want to seriously complicate the procedure for obtaining an American visa. Now almost all applicants for entry into the US will be required to be called for an interview at the…

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Tourism

Scars of Aphrodite's Island

Will joining the EU help overcome the unnatural division of Cyprus? In the lace labyrinth of old streets it is quiet and cozy: the historical center of the Cypriot capital invites leisurely walks…

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News

New 20-dollar banknote presented

The US government officially presented the new design of the 20-dollar banknote. As Rosbalt reports, a live broadcast of the presentation from the US Bureau of Monetary Mission was organized in…

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Tourism

Puppets, horses, musicians... and other participants of European cultural events in June

In summer, all of Europe takes to the streets. Germany hosts street musicians, Czech Republic - street theaters, France immerses itself in the Renaissance era, Spain breaks in horses, England…

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Immigration

On the Procedure for the Departure of Contingent Refugees

While passions flare over the adoption of a new law on foreigners, we offer readers a brief overview of the current rules for submitting documents, the procedure for checking them, and the procedure…

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Andriy Voronin: German quality of the Ukrainian football product

Literally over the course of one incomplete football season, the Ukrainian national team gained one very serious fighting unit. Back in the summer of last year, only optimists spoke of footballer…

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Personal experience

Memories of Unna-Massen

Among those coming to the temporary camp for German resettlers 'Unna-Massen', there is for some reason a belief that all offices must be visited in one day, which results in long queues and crowding…

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Auto tour

By Car to Europe. Several Useful Tips for a Tourist Who Decided to Drive to Western European Countries

The sun has warmed up, vacation time has come, and someone is drawn to the sea, and someone to far abroad. Meanwhile, setting off on a journey in our four-wheeled friend, few people expect troubles…

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Country guide

Where Necessity Leads

The average person spends approximately six months of their life in the toilet. Traveling around the world, they encounter a variety of devices for relieving natural needs - from a hole in a concrete…

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Country guide

Ten Unusual Toilets of the World

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Curiosities

Six Months for an Innocent Kiss

For a kiss in a public place, a court of first instance in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a German woman and an Australian to six months in prison and a fine of 1,000…

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News

Italy partially leaves Schengen

Starting next week, Italy is temporarily suspending the Schengen agreements on free movement on its territory. This step is due to the need to exercise control over people arriving from areas where…

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News

Italians uncovered a gang of Ukrainian racketeers

Italian police uncovered a criminal group of Ukrainian nationals engaged in racketeering against compatriots. Its center was the resort city of Rimini on the Adriatic coast.

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Lithuanians for the country's accession to the EU

The majority of Lithuanian citizens supported the decision for the country to join the European Union. This is evidenced by the preliminary results of the referendum, reports Reuters.

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Ukrainians with Czech passports

In Ukraine, they have learned to forge Czech passports quite well, writes the Czech newspaper Hospodarske noviny. A fake Czech passport costs $1,500 on the black market, but its holders are betrayed…

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Cyprus has refused foreign students

The Cypriot authorities have stopped issuing registration to students from countries where SARS is widespread.

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News

Ukrainian Consulate General operates in Hungarian city of Nyíregyháza

Since last Monday, the Consulate General of Ukraine in the Hungarian city of Nyíregyháza has been operating in full working mode. On the first day of work, the consulate staff received 110 visitors…

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News

Germany Plans to Abolish Seasonal Sales

The German government intends to abolish the current system of seasonal sales in the country. The draft law, developed with the support of consumer organizations, provides for measures against unfair…

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News

"We are talking about roughly a hundred people a year." Lithuania and Russia will exchange illegal migrants.

In Vilnius, the Russian-Lithuanian intergovernmental agreement on readmission was signed - the mutual acceptance and return of illegal migrants. The Russian side was represented by Russian Deputy…

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